What does wiveless mean?
Wiveless means Dated form of wifeless..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Dated form of wifeless..
I’ve canvassed enough to know that it is usually the wiveless men who shout the most about the wife.
And the widows of murdered men—not sharing that exile—accepted the wiveless men of Ades as their deliverers.
Affluent but wiveless miners of the California gold fields advertised in eastern newspapers for wives, and many women booked passage on ships sailing round the Horn to become brides of these men.
Use wiveless when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wiveless means Dated form of wifeless..
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I’ve canvassed enough to know that it is usually the wiveless men who shout the most about the wife.
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